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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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